Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-07-21
DEmocRArIc COUNTY CONVENTION.

DEaOCRATI: COUNTY CONVENTION.
The County Convention of the st.
Mays democracy met at the Court
House, Tuesday, the 18th instant, was
called to order by Mr.. Jos. II. Key,
OF the Central Committee, and organ
lied by electing J. Marshall Dent,
temporary chairman, and Francis Y.
King, secretary. On motion, a Com
mittee on Credentials and Organiza-
ton, consisting Of one from each dis
trict. was appointed as follows:
lst district. Thomas Bronze
2nd, Robert N. Cosd; 3rd, Y. Parran
Dawkins; 4th. John +. Carpenter ;
9th, Josiah II. Hancock; 9th, S. c.
Thompson 7th, Charles A. Burch ;
9Th, Elkan&h Wise; 9th, Capt. Wal
ter Crowder.
The Committee retired, and after
a short delay. returned and reported
the temporary officers as permanent
anil the following delegates as entitled
to seats in the Convention
lst district.-J. Thomas Bronze,
Thomas Hammett, Frank Crane, Abel
Mckay, Kearny Edwards. William
Il. Pembroke, ]. Frank Smith, John
II. Abel, John Grey Lilburn, William
F. Stone.
2nd district-Charles A. Watts,
George L. Watts, Robert NJ. Coad,
Richard Hebb, John Johnson, Charles
Guyther, J. Thomas Swami, Robert ].
Bean, Robert NJ. Bean, William w.
Cecil.
3rd District.-Joseph J. Cough, W.
V. Waters, French NJ. Abel, George
+. Tennison, William II. Ford, John
II. Wathen, G. Harry Heard, William
f. Chesley, James L. Greenwich, \.
PArran Dawkins.
18th district.-John f. Carpenter,
Thomas C. Edwards, Richard Pilker-
ton, c. J. Russell, G.. II. Mattingly,
Il. l.. Tippett. J. Cornelius Alvey,
John II. Chunn, Thomas II. Fowler,
Edward 5. Hayden.
9th district.-Ferd. f. Burch, Rich.
ard 7. Copsey, f. Walter Mattingly
Sylvester Adams, James Burroughs
VIM. A. Hill, Josiah II. Hancock
Robert Lyon, Spencer Harrison, Geo
w. Combs.
9TH district.-Thomas II. Bond, S
Chapman Thompson, +. Pilkerton. w
NJ. While, J. Edward Raley, F. D
Hayden, Richard Forrest, Philip II
Dorsey. .s Jqh iHt 4 RirW v.. puAlssUue
John H. Russell, James 7. Blair, C
A. Burch, c. Herbert, ]. Marsha,
Dent, Z. II. Swami, J. Stone, W. II
Mattingley, James ii. Bailey.
Nth district. F. Turner, Harry
Dent. Elkanah Wise, William Bean
Thomas Pilkerton, Charles 7. Abel
Griffin Hebb, Richard T. Hammett
l.. J. Wise. George T. Collision.
nth district.-Walter Crowder, r
l.. Mattingly, j. d. Loker, S. Potter
Alonza Gibson, Henry Smallwood
Tyler d. Chesser, Frank Twilly, Johr
l.. Crowder, Benz. Goddard.
On motion the election of delegates
to the Baltimore Convention was pro
ceeded with. The names Of Messrs
j. Simms Fenwics, Philip II. Dorsey
John +. Carpenter, W. S. Coppage
James I. NJ. Raley and Richard I
topsey were placed before the Con
vention. The first ballot resulted il
the election OF Messrs. Fenwick, Dor
sey and Carpenter. Messrs. Copsey
l:aley and CoPpage were chosen al
ternates.
Mr.. L. I. Copsey, Of the 9th dis
trict, offered the following resolution
R,Sioed, That the Convention do no
now pprCccd Ia nominate for Legislator,
and local offices, hut that committee q
thrrr ipm each district Ia be selected u,
the delegates tnnm each district, IL ConSti
tutrd an advisory and nominating commit
tee, which shall meet not earlier than III,
Isl II September and nominate a ticket fnr
Legislative and lncal offices. said com
mitt"c shall he called together hv the chair.
man at any time after September Isl, 1881
Mr.. John L. Carpenter, OF the 4th
district, moved As substitute that
the Convention adjourn to e-assemble
at the call of its officers. The substi.
tute was carried and the Convention
adjourned.